CCM student in World Piano Competition

1:27 AM,
Jul. 14, 2011

Woori Kim

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For 55 years, the Cincinnati-based World Piano Competition has introduced some of the most talented pianists in the world to the Queen City. This year, 22 artists from ages 18 to 31 representing 10 countries are vying for thousands of dollars in cash prizes.

The gold medal winner, who will be announced immediately after the competition finals on Sunday at the Aronoff Center, will receive a debut concert in Alice Tully Hall at New York's Lincoln Center.

Pianist Woori Kim, 26, a native of Busan, South Korea, and a student of James Tocco at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of ...